Wisconsin Republicans captured at least a one-seat majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, winning northern Wisconsin's 12th District and re-taking control of the Legislature.

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Wisconsin Republicans captured at least a one-seat majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, winning northern Wisconsin's 12th District and re-taking control of the Legislature.

The party balance in the Senate likely predicts what legislation will be proposed and passed in Wisconsin in the coming months, including Republican Gov. Scott Walker's second biannual budget proposal at the start of the year. But a one-member majority is weaker than Republicans' advantage after the 2010 election that brought a wave of GOP lawmakers to Madison and may be small consolation after losing the U.S. ...